Memoirs of the Life of Martha Laurens Ramsay
Memoirs of the Life of Martha Laurens Ramsay

Author: Martha Laurens Ramsay

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Published: 1815

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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A member of a distinguished South Carolina family, Martha Laurens Ramsay was one of few eighteenth-century Southern women whose written records provide a window into her life, her experiences, convictions, and ambivalences during the crucial epoch of the nation's founding decades. Ramsay's spiritual diary and correspondence reveal her views on patriotism, daughterly duty, household management, wifely affection, motherly aspiration, and personal autonomy.

Memoirs of the Life of Martha Laurens Ramsay, Who Died in Charleston, S. C., on the 10th of June, 1811... with an Appendix, Containing Extracts from Her Diary, Letters, and Other Private Papers. and Also from Letters Written to Her, by Her Father, Henry L
Memoirs of the Life of Martha Laurens Ramsay, Who Died in Charleston, S. C., on the 10th of June, 1811... with an Appendix, Containing Extracts from Her Diary, Letters, and Other Private Papers. and Also from Letters Written to Her, by Her Father, Henry L

Author: David Ramsay

Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press

Published: 2018-11-08

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780344926457

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The Life and Times of Martha Laurens Ramsay, 1759-1811
The Life and Times of Martha Laurens Ramsay, 1759-1811

Author: Joanna Bowen Gillespie

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781570033735

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Using Martha Laurens Ramsay's spiritual diary and correspondence, the author presents a look at the world of the daughter of Henry Laurens, president of the Continental Congress, and brother of John Laurens who "achieved legendary status for his military gallantry."--Jacket.